Business

9 comments Lynchburg could thank its lucky stars that, about 20 years ago, CSX decided to abandon its Charlottesville rail yard. Without that old yard (now home to Lexis/Nexis and a moldering coal tower),...

3 comments While he gears up for the one-night-only reunion concert at London's O2 Arena December 10, guitarist Jimmy Page fueled speculation of a full-fledged Led Zeppelin tour when he recently told Guitar...

7 commentsThe folks planning the Hillsdale Connector, a widely acclaimed road that gives Seminole Square a chance to recast its tan-n-brown image while serving as a relief valve to Seminole Trail, will take a...

1 commentsLook out, Howie Long. Charlottesville's got a new celebrity truck spokesperson, or, more accurately, saxperson. Just like the football great has been selling Chevys for the last three years, Dave...

2 commentsAlthough it has been widely expected for weeks, an official from Dave Matthews-Coran Capshaw-owned ATO Records confirmed to Billboard this morning that the English rock band signed a deal with TBD...

1 commentsA pair of UVA researchers say they've broken the world record in hydrogen "absorption," and they will unveil their findings tonight. Could they move the world closer to a hydrogen economy? How about...

0 commentsThe buildings long known as the Mineral Tea Room/Sacra's Restaurant on Mineral Avenue are coming down, and the memories of this former hub of Mineral are coming out, thanks to reporter Jaclyn O'...

1 commentsWow, you'd think the devil himself had moved to Staunton! After the city Commonwealth's Attorney Raymond Robertson made a promise to crack down on porn in the area, a grand jury there indicted the...

9 commentsAfter unleashing "Tom @ 107.5" on the Charlottesville radio market three weeks ago, Monticello Media continued its revamping lineups of the former Clear Channel stations by replacing, at 5pm today, a...

0 comments A Staunton grand jury has determined that a local businessman might be a felon for purveying smut to the unsuspecting citizens of that elegant city on a hill.
According to a report tonight on NBC29...

1 commentsCharlottesville-based robot car Tommy Jr. has fallen out of the competition for a $2 million first prize, the Daily Progress reports this morning. Tommy Jr., you may recall, got a beer and pizza...

6 commentsWhen Dave Matthews and Coran Capshaw founded ATO Records, they had the financial resources of one of the world's biggest bands with which to build the label. Now it's being reported that the label...

24 comments Those walking and driving along West Main this week may have noticed the "Emergency Liquidation" banner hanging outside Under the Roof and wondered if it meant the end for the high-end furniture...

0 comments Tommy Jr., the robotic car set to compete for the $2 million prize in an upcoming Defense Department competition in California, can be tracked on the internet on his way to the big race (he just...

9 comments The anonymous tip came in late last week. Big news. Orange stripes on K-Mart. "They're painting it as a Home Depot," said the tipster. "It looks like they're sneaking it in."
Considering Home Depot...

4 comments Only four years after opening its doors, Charlottesville's multi-million dollar recording facility Crystalphonic Recording Studio has declared bankruptcy and will sell off much of its contents at an...

0 comments In a feat that would impress even those venues with many more resources, the Gravity Lounge appears to be booked solid for the next few months. The small upstart club has found an eclectic mix of...

1 commentsCharlottesville-based Crutchfield is ranked the #1 online electronics store, beating Amazon, Costco, Circuit City, and BestBuy, in the November issue of Consumer Reports. Although Amazon and others...